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A man from Couva, who shot and killed a man after he (the victim) threatened his partner and her father, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Justin Heeraman was awaiting trial for murder for over five years before he recently entered into a plea agreement with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to plead guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter by provocation.
Heeraman was sentenced by High Court Judge Nalini Singh yesterday.
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